By the Way

It is that age old question. So you are a stay at home mom - what do you do all day? People don't usually ask it outright because of the...

I would be sad about Adalyn outgrowing babyhood, but this phase is so cute I really wouldn't want to go back.  At 18 months Addie... ...

The other day a delivery woman asked me, "Are you a teacher here?" I almost answered yes, but then I realized it isn't true a...

It’s generally a bad sign when a professor who barely knows you stops you at the local coffee shop to say, "You look like you are head...

I grew up with an acquired a skepticism for anything ritualistic. Ritual = dry and dead. Liturgy = no room for the Spirit. Prayer beads = C...

Travel with children is wonderful.  They are so eager for adventure, and unofficial research has shown that 98.37%* of all good adventures ...

My first trip to Chiang Mai was in college; it was the first foreign country I ever visited.  That first time, everything was strange and e...

When I had a job, it was easier to define my role in life.  Teacher - The focus of my life seemed to fit well into that description. I spen...

Three days into the New Year and I am sick again.  Or perhaps truthfully, I never quite got over that cold that arrived with December.  I f...

This Christmas season I was prepared.  I had all kinds of Christmas activities planned out to do with the girls and our students.  I had an...